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Keychains
« on: March 09, 2008, 12:40:20 PM »
Seems like a PLA keychain would be a good thing to offer since pretty much everyone has keys.  I've only seen a few that I like, though.  I don't want to be cheap and just get some metal thing with PLA stamped on it.  What I really want are these:

http://www.promotionalkeychains.biz/custom-keychains-manufacturer.html

Imagine the PLA bell logo in one of those formats.  My favorites are the "Artisan Series Zinc Alloy Plated 2-D Color Filled Custom Keychains" which is the 3rd item from the top.  I would love to have those made, but it looks like I'd have to spend about $2,000 up front on them.  That's a lot of my own money to drop on them and it would take years to make it back.  I'd have to sell about 400 of them at $5.00 each.  I bet 5 years later I still wouldn't sell 400 of them.

There are other options on that page which are equally cool, but they still require $1,000 - $1,500 to get started.  Screw that.  I can probably find a page that has slightly better prices, but I doubt it would be too much cheaper.

http://www.sz-wholesale.com/shenzhen_China_products/Solar-LCD-Keychain_1.htm I also like these solar powered LCD keychains.  I've seen these at giftshops.  They don't require any batteries and the image that they flash is really bright.  It's like a glossy image on paper, but it flashes or changes colors.  It's really neat.  I can't seem to find a page of these with prices right now, but I remember them being very reasonable.

http://www.laserengravedkeychains.com/keychain-flashlight.htm Then there's a laser engraved flashlight keychain.  There's tons of styles to choose from on these and they're always priced good.  A flashlight on a keychain could be useful too.

If anyone has any comments or other ideas for keychains, post them here.  Or maybe you can find a page that has better prices or better designs.




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Re: Keychains
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2008, 05:21:01 PM »
expensive but they look nice, If you go for them count me in for at least 3!

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Re: Keychains
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2008, 09:49:11 PM »
I like the second option and have the bell then the # for the voice bridge.
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Re: Keychains
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2008, 11:56:47 AM »
The voice bridge is pretty much a completely separate entity. The URL would be better.
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Re: Keychains
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2008, 05:54:14 PM »
Ummm, if you spent $2,000 on 400 keychains and then sold them for $5 each you would not be making a profit. With inflation,if it took you 5 years to break even you'd actually have lost slightly. Not to mention the time and labor involved in shipping and handling.
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Re: Keychains
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2008, 06:12:32 PM »
Ummm, if you spent $2,000 on 400 keychains and then sold them for $5 each you would not be making a profit. With inflation,if it took you 5 years to break even you'd actually have lost slightly. Not to mention the time and labor involved in shipping and handling.

It's $2,000 for 1,000 keychains.  I just meant that I would have to sell 400 of them at that price to break even.  After that, THEN I would sell the remaining 600 keychains for $3,000 and I'd be RICH!  If I worked really hard at it, I bet I could sell all 1,000 keychains in just 10 years.

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Re: Keychains
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2008, 09:58:15 PM »
Ummm, if you spent $2,000 on 400 keychains and then sold them for $5 each you would not be making a profit. With inflation,if it took you 5 years to break even you'd actually have lost slightly. Not to mention the time and labor involved in shipping and handling.

It's $2,000 for 1,000 keychains.  I just meant that I would have to sell 400 of them at that price to break even.  After that, THEN I would sell the remaining 600 keychains for $3,000 and I'd be RICH!  If I worked really hard at it, I bet I could sell all 1,000 keychains in just 10 years.

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Re: Keychains
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2008, 10:00:29 PM »
seriously.  my financial advisor just told me that the investment wave of the future was phone losers keychains.  i'll buy a million!
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Re: Keychains
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2008, 09:12:58 AM »
fine I'll buy 6 then, 2 for each person, but you have to make sure they are pretty! <3 pretty things, yummy.  *rainbowsmiley*

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Re: Keychains
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2008, 07:05:35 PM »
I'd totally buy a PLA keychain just so I could keep it next to my NYPD chain.  I really like the first one and the idea of the PLA bell seems neat.  I'm not a huge fan of stuff with logos.

Can I make the request for a bumper sticker?  Cause the regular sticker I have on my car half peeled off already.

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Re: Keychains
« Reply #10 on: March 12, 2008, 10:12:21 PM »
Can I make the request for a bumper sticker?  Cause the regular sticker I have on my car half peeled off already.

Seconded, mine didn't last 9 months on my car. The Hell System sticker has taken it's place.

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Re: Keychains
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2008, 10:33:22 PM »
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Re: Keychains
« Reply #12 on: March 13, 2008, 10:26:57 AM »
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Re: Keychains
« Reply #13 on: March 13, 2008, 10:40:27 AM »
Count me in on that one too.

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Re: Keychains
« Reply #14 on: March 13, 2008, 03:38:38 PM »
http://www.pens.com/pens/Product_Detail.aspx?prod=WhistleKyChainLight&design=Design-None  Here's a keychain that's a flashlight AND a whistle!  Maybe I could say it whistles at 2600Hz and make a fortune by selling them in the back of 2600 magazine.